I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Watch the moment as it fades
And tell yourself it ain't like dying
Have you got something for the taste?
Because the chemicals are kicking in
So bring the morning if it comes
For I have given up on timing
And you know I couldn't say it
But I was hoping I would drown...
I was hoping I would drown
Half the world is keeping me apart
I know
A symphony to keep you in the dark
Enough
Now I've been moving oceans in your sleep
And yet my giving in, is giving in
I left a note for you to read
To try to take it back
But I was hoping I would drown
Half the world is keeping me apart
I know
A symphony to keep you in the dark
Enough
As we fade
Never knowing if we'll dream about it
And as we fall
Hoping we had said enough to begin
We are the same
All alone we'll face our doubts in the end
But keep your hands upon the wheel
Darling, I'm afraid
(Be yourself, when you're full of doubt)
Hold on to the reins
(Be yourself, and when it's falling down)
Listen to the rain
(Be yourself, when you're calling out)
Know that we're the same
So keep your hands upon the wheel
And tell yourself it ain't like dying
Have you got something for the taste?
Because the chemicals are kicking in
So bring the morning if it comes
For I have given up on timing
And you know I couldn't say it
But I was hoping I would drown...
I was hoping I would drown
Half the world is keeping me apart
I know
A symphony to keep you in the dark
Enough
Now I've been moving oceans in your sleep
And yet my giving in, is giving in
I left a note for you to read
To try to take it back
But I was hoping I would drown
Half the world is keeping me apart
I know
A symphony to keep you in the dark
Enough
As we fade
Never knowing if we'll dream about it
And as we fall
Hoping we had said enough to begin
We are the same
All alone we'll face our doubts in the end
But keep your hands upon the wheel
Darling, I'm afraid
(Be yourself, when you're full of doubt)
Hold on to the reins
(Be yourself, and when it's falling down)
Listen to the rain
(Be yourself, when you're calling out)
Know that we're the same
So keep your hands upon the wheel
Lyrics submitted by nyebear
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